David Wayne Dugan

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6 ● Do not assume that the Court will allow any exhibits to be passed among jurors. Publication will be handled by evidence presentation technology or by use of juror notebooks. Specific questions about preparing the exhibit list should be directed to the Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Dana Winkeler, by email message to Dana_Winkeler@ilsd.uscourts.gov or raised…

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Attorneys, witnesses, and anyone attending court proceedings should be aware that, unless the microphones near them are deactivated, their statements may be heard in chambers. Note: For information regarding the Courtroom Technology System in Judge Dugan’s courtroom, see the “Courtroom Technology Features and Usage Guidelines” section below. Bills of Cost Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…

In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.

For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.

Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.

Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.